Washing-machine.



J. M. MERRITT.

WASHING MACHINE APPLIUATION IILLJ DEC. 5 1910` UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

v JAMES M. MERRITT, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0B.. E. GOODRICH. OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. Mnnm'rr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements inWashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of mechanisms where the lmotor isplaced beneath the tub of the washer instead of above it and on thecover as is most usually the case. certain 1m- My invention consists inprovements and in certain combinations and details whereby a washingmachine of the general nature described is made strong and durable, easyof operation and manipulation, and with the fewest number of workingparts. The combinations of my invention include certainbearings whichhold the vertical shaft, on the lower end of which the motor is mounted,in a true position; and the novelty in this regard consists particularlyin a bearing for the upper end Vof this shaft, which bearing is mountedon the-cover of the tub so as to engage the upper end of the shaft whenthe cover is in position to close the tub. This novelty, in connectionwith the other details and combinations, will be explained in thefollowing specification.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a preferred form of myinvention, in which drawings: Figure 1 1s a vertical cross section of amachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken online 2-2 of Fi 1. Fi 3 is an enlarged detail section s owing t e upperbearing construction for the shaft.

In the drawings 5 designates a tub of any suitable construction, havingbottom 6, side walls 7 and hinged cover 8. The hinged cover is providedwith a pin 9 on its inner face, on which pin the dolly 10 is hung whenthe machine is opened and the dolly removed. A stationary verticalsleeve 11 eX- tends upwardly from the bottom of the tub to a pointadjacent the top, the sleeve extending through' the bottom of the tuband having a flange 12 gasketed with a rubber washer 13. A flange 14 isplaced against the under side of bottom 6 and a nut 15 holds'sleeve 11and flanges 12 and 14 tightly in place, compressing gasket 13. Flange 14is provided with downwardly extending lugs or ears 16 to which watermotor 17 is secured. Water motor 17 is of any preferred type, therebeing many on the market which will give an oscillatory movenientsuitable for machines of this character. The water motor 17 is providedwith inlet and outlet connections 18 and 19, these connections extendingforwardly to a point near the outer edge of the tub where they areeasily reached for connection to a hose or other means for supplying andexhausting water. Tater motor 17 operates directly on shaft 20 whichextends upwardly through sleeve 11 and projects above the upper end ofthe sleeve as is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The upper end of sleeve 11 iscounterbored as at 21 and a lindownward movement of dolly 10. The

lower end of sleeve 25 bears u on step bearing 28 and the upper end othe sleeve is provided with a contracted collar 29 which closes in overthe upper end of sleeve 11 and over ferrule 22 and fits more or lesstightly around the upper end 20 of shaft 20. A set screw 30 serves tohold sleeve 25 locked upon shaft 2O and forces'the sleeve to rotate withthe shaft. End 20l of shaft 20 does not quite reach to the top of collar29.- In the collar above shaft 2O a plug 31 is placed in screw threadedengagement with the sleeve, the plug having a semi-spherical upper end31l engaging.y in a similarly shaped socket 32 mounted upon cover 8, andproJecting therethrough. In this ball and socket joint, the shaft 20 andall the rotating mechanism is provided with a bearin upon the solidcover and it is also provid that 'there can be no possible leakage ofwater around shaft 20 and inside of collar 29, the plug 31 being inwater tight enga ement with the collar. This ismade in t is manner, notso much to prevent water from accidentally splashing down around theshaft while the machine is in use, but more' the shaft and sleeve 11 andout of the machine at the bottom. Dolly 10 is loosely and slidablymounted on sleeve 25, having a hub member 40 with feather ways 41 whichengage with wings 26 and force the dolly to be rotated. The dolly ismade in the ordinary manner with downwardly and outwardly projectingpegs 42, but it is also provided with corrugations 43 on its edge forassisting in Working the garments.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A mechanism of the characterdescribed, comprising a receptacle, a hinged cover for the receptacle, ashaft projectmg up through the bottom of the. receptacle and terminatingnear the under side of the cover, a sleeve surrounding the shaft and.stationarily mounted on the bottom of the receptacle, the sleeveterminatin below the upper endl of the shaft, a bearing for the shaft inthe upper end of the sleeve, an outer rotating sleeve surrounding thestationary sleeve and rotatively connected with the shaft at its upperend, the said rotating sleeve ptrojecting above the upper end of the shaa plug for the upper end of the sleeve, a bearing for the plug mountedon the cover, a mechanism for rotating the shaft and mounted under thereceptacle body, and garment engaging means slidably mounted on therotating sleeve.

2. A mechanism of the character described, comprising a receptacle, aremovable cover for the receptacle, a shaft projecting up through thebottom of the rece tacle and terminating near the under si e of thecover, a sleeve surrounding the shaft and stationarily mounted on thebottom of the receptacle, the sleeve terminating below the upper end ofthe shaft, an outer rotating sleeve surrounding the stationary sleeveand rotatively connected with the shaft at its upper end, the saidrotating sleeve projecting above the upper end of the shaft and having aorton covering the upper end of the sha t, a bearing for the upper endof the rotating sleeve mounted on the cover, a mechanism for rotatingthe shaft and mounted under the receptacle. body, and garment engagingmeans slldably mounted on the rotating sleeve.

,Am- In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed myname this 28th day of November 1910.

JAMES M. MERRITT. Witnesses d JAMES T. BARKELEW, ELWoon H. BARKELEW.

